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Senator Murray Announces Sounder Commuter
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News Releases
Note: The following news releases include topics that
affect the entire state such as homeland security, northern border,
pipeline safety, and economy.
9/22/2006
PHOTO: Murray Helps Break Ground on Airport Light Rail Connection
8/17/2006
PHOTO: Improving Efforts to Help Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
8/16/2006
Murray Statement on Container Scare at the Port of Seattle
8/16/2006
PHOTO: Working to Complete the Sam Chastain Waterfront Trail
7/28/2006
Statement by Senator Murray on Seattle Shootings
7/20/2006
Sen. Murray Secures $140 Million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities
7/20/2006
VETERANS: Murray Secures $38 million to Build New Veterans Nursing Home in Tacoma to Replace Unsafe, Earthquake-Damaged Facility
7/20/2006
Senator Murray Secures $2.6 million for SEATTLE area Health, Education & Job Training Programs
4/11/2006
PHOTO: Saving Community Development in Kitsap
4/10/2006
PHOTO: Park-and-Ride Groundbreaking in Mercer Island
3/30/2006
Murray Statement on Hearst/Seattle Times Agreement
3/21/2006
Senator Murray and Community Leaders Rally Against Cuts to Community Development Block Grants
3/21/2006
PHOTO: Community & Housing Groups Stand Together to Fight Budget Cuts
3/2/2006
Murray: Delegation Efforts Pay Off for Puget Sound
1/19/2006
PHOTO: Supporting Children’s Hospital
1/18/2006
PHOTO: Murray Celebrates Commencement of Light Rail Tunneling Under Beacon Hill
1/18/2006
PHOTO: Sound Transit Tunneling Begins Under Beacon Hill
12/18/2005
Senator Murray Sees Affordable Housing Progress in Tacoma
12/12/2005
Senator Murray Celebrates Completion of Arlington 172nd Street Overpass
12/12/2005
PHOTO: Celebrating Phase 1 Completion of Kent Station
12/8/2005
Senator Murray Secures $500,000 to help Low-Income Families in Kitsap County
11/18/2005
Murray Secures Over $133 million for PUGET SOUND Transportation and Economic Development Priorities
11/7/2005
Murray Announces Victory in Fight to Keep Ballard Locks Open
11/4/2005
Murray Announces Critical Federal Support for Light Rail
10/7/2005
Senators Murray, Cantwell Announce $113.5 million in Job-Creating Defense Contracts For Washington State Companies
9/1/2005
Murray Announces Over $5 million DOT Grant for Noise Mitigation at Sea-Tac Airport
9/1/2005
Murray Announces Nearly $2 million DOT Grant For Transit Center in Burien
8/5/2005
PHOTO: Visiting the Community Health Center of Snohomish County
8/5/2005
PHOTO: Visiting the Community Health Center of Snohomish County - Dr. Tom Tocher
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Mayor Bozeman Talks about the Potential of Water Transportation
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement -
Secretary MacDonald Talks About How Increased Federal Support will Help Local Ferries.
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Dick Hayes, Director of Kitsap County Transit
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Chris Endresen, chair of the Kitsap County Board of Commissioners
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Revitalization
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Revitalization - Historic Building 50
8/1/2005
PHOTO: Bremerton Ferry Announcement - Welcome Senator Murray
8/1/2005
Murray Announces $285 Million for Ferry Systems Nationwide at Seattle Ferry Terminal
8/1/2005
In Bremerton, Murray Announces Win for Ferries
8/1/2005
PHOTO: New Boost for Washington's Ferries - Seattle
7/28/2005
Victory for Viaduct Funding
7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Inslee Announce $14.7 million in for the 1st Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill
7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Larsen Announce Over $52 million in for the 2nd Congressional District’s Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill
7/28/2005
Murray, Cantwell, Smith Announce Over $41 million for South Sound Priorities in Surface Transportation Bill
7/19/2005
Murray Secures Economic Development Funding for Puget Sound Projects
6/21/2005
Murray Secures $1.4 Million for Northwest Straits Commission
6/14/2005
Murray Saves Ballard Locks from Cutbacks
6/14/2005
Senator Murray Secures $1.5 Million for Study and Design of Elliot Bay Seawall Replacement
6/14/2005
Murray Secures $6 Million for Salmon Recovery in the Puget Sound Region
6/10/2005
Murray Announces $500,000 for City of Carnation
6/9/2005
Murray Secures $250,000 for Beach Watchers Program
5/16/2005
Murray Announces $14.7 Million in Grants To Ease South Sound Congestion
4/14/2005
Housing Secretary Promises Senator Murray that King County will Receive Funding Fix
4/14/2005
PHOTO: Murray Questions HUD Secretary About Section 8 Housing Funding Error in King County
3/8/2005
Murray Announces over $5 million in DOT Grants to Sea-Tac Airport
3/2/2005
Senator Murray Announces $16 million DHS Contract to Seattle Construction Firm
2/23/2005
Tacoma Youth Workforce/Scholarship Launch
2/16/2005
Wild Sky Passes Key Senate Committee
1/31/2005
Murray to Open New Office on the Eastside
1/25/2005
Murray Renews Effort to Create Wild Sky Wilderness
1/21/2005
PHOTO: Murray Visits Asian Counseling and Referral Service
12/21/2004
Murray, Transportation, Airport Officials Announce Agreement to Take Light Rail to SeaTac Airport
10/1/2004
Senator Murray Announces $750,000 in Funding for Sounder Commuter Rail between Seattle and Everett
9/14/2004
Murray Secures $3.4 Million to Complete
I-90/Plum Creek Land Acquisition
9/2/2004
Statement by Senator Murray on King County and Hancock Timber Resource Group's Agreement to Conserve Forest Land
8/27/2004
Murray Announces More than $27 Million in Grants
to Help Ease Commute in Puget Sound Region
7/21/2004
Murray Announces $61.9 Million Federal Commitment for SeaTac's Third Runway
7/1/2004
Murray Improves Transportation Safety and Freight Mobility for the Kent and Green River Valley
6/30/2004
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in King County
6/19/2004
Murray Joins African-American Leaders at Emancipation Celebration
6/13/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at Sound Transit Check Presentation
6/5/2004
Murray Celebrates Success of Northwest Straits Commission in Cleaning Up Puget Sound and Empowering Citizens to Restore the Environment
5/28/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at Lynnwood Transit Center
5/28/2004
Remarks by Senator Patty Murray at the Kent Family Services Center Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
5/27/2004
Murray Announces Delivery of Clean-Air, Hybrid Bus Fleet to King County
5/27/2004
PHOTO: Working for Clean Air Transportation Alternatives
5/24/2004
PHOTO: Improvements for Sea-Tac International Airport
4/20/2004
PHOTO: Murray Questions Army Corps of Engineers Over WA Priorities
4/20/2004
Murray Questions Army Corps Officials Over Green / Duwamish Restoration Project
4/16/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at the Grand Opening of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Public Health Sciences Building
3/19/2004
Murray Announces Grant of More than $10 Million to Port of Seattle for Noise Mitigation Measures at Sea-Tac
3/19/2004
Murray Announces $11.59 Million to Port of Seattle for
New Runway Construction
3/17/2004
Senator Murray Speaks to Educators in Everett; Reiterates Call for Federal Government to Keep Promise to Fully Fund No Child Left Behind
3/15/2004
Senator Murray Celebrates Arrival of First Cargo Container Secured Through Operation Safe Commerce
3/15/2004
Statement from Senator Patty Murray on Boeing Tanker Development
3/15/2004
PHOTO: Murray Celebrates First Container Shipment Tracked by Operation Safe Commerce
3/2/2004
Murray Announces $1.9 Million for King County Park-and-Ride Lot
3/1/2004
Murray Announces $5.8 Million for Ryan White AIDS Grants
2/20/2004
PHOTO: Supporting the Squaxin Museum Library and Research Center
1/30/2004
PHOTO: Talking with Students in Olympia
1/29/2004
PHOTO: Standing Up for Seniors
1/22/2004
Senate Vote Delivers Funding for Pritchard Park
1/21/2004
PHOTO: Plans for Olympic Sculpture Park on Elliot Bay
1/21/2004
PHOTO: Meeting with Health Care Advocates for the Uninsured
1/9/2004
Remarks by Senator Murray at the Dedication of the Janet Sinegal Patient Care Center
1/9/2004
PHOTO: Supporting Military Families
1/9/2004
PHOTO: Supporting the Washington National Guard
1/6/2004
PHOTO: Helping Our High Schools
1/6/2004
PHOTO: Meeting with Educators
11/24/2003
Senate Approves Wild Sky Wilderness Bill
11/20/2003
Murray Statement on Boeing Decision to Locate 7E7 HQ in Everett
11/13/2003
Murray Announces $17.3 million in Homeland Security Funds
11/8/2003
Murray Honors Seattle NAACP's 90th Anniversary with Civil Rights Leaders at Mount Zion Baptist Church
11/8/2003
Statement by Senator Murray
Sound Transit Link Light Rail Groundbreaking
11/5/2003
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Water and Salmon Recovery Projects in Puget Sound
10/24/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on the Signing of Sound Transit’s Full Funding Grant Agreement
10/22/2003
Statement by Senator Patty Murray on Istook Letter on FFGA
10/18/2003
PHOTO: Murray Recognizes YMCA Volunteers
10/14/2003
Nomination of Ricardo Martinez Sent to Senate, Murray Announces
10/7/2003
Murray Celebrates Ribbon Cutting for SR 519
9/29/2003
Murray Secures Funds for Operation Safe Commerce;
Announces Release of Port Security Grants
9/25/2003
Murray Secures Important Defense Appropriations Funding
9/25/2003
Murray Announces $4.5 million for Naval Construction Project in Vancouver
9/25/2003
PHOTO: Meeting with Tribal Representatives
9/17/2003
Statement by Senator Murray on House Passage of Community Forestry Legislation
9/10/2003
Statement by Sen. Murray on House of Representatives Concerns with the Federal Transit Administration
9/9/2003
Murray Announces $2.5 Million for Lakewood Transit Center and Park-And-Ride Lot
9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives
9/4/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound
Transportation Priorities in Senate Appropriations Bill
9/3/2003
Murray Helps Secure $75 Million for Sound Transit
8/27/2003
Murray Announces $3.75 Million for Projects at SeaTac
8/15/2003
Murray Announces $2.5 million for Federal Way Transit Center
8/15/2003
Murray Speaks at Groundbreaking of Interurban Trail in Shoreline
8/15/2003
PHOTO: Talking to Seniors about Medicare and Social Security
8/15/2003
PHOTO: Interurban Trail Ground Breaking
8/14/2003
Murray Discusses Port Security at the Port of Tacoma
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting Young Artists in Tacoma
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Talking to Teachers in Tacoma
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Touring Tacoma’s Arts Facilities
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting a Summer Program for Kids at UW-Tacoma
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Murray Takes Inaugural Ride on the Tacoma Link
8/14/2003
PHOTO: Visiting Port of Tacoma
8/14/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray on Job Training
8/12/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Life Sciences Research Facility at UW
8/7/2003
Remarks by Senator Murray to the Mockingbird Society
8/5/2003
PHOTO: Kitsap Tourism/Economic Development Roundtable
7/30/2003
Standing Up for Veterans, Murray Secures Commitment to Save American Lake VA Medical Center
7/24/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on House Action on Sound Transit
7/23/2003
Wild Sky Wilderness Bill Clears Senate Committee
7/23/2003
PHOTO: Security at the Port of Tacoma
7/18/2003
Murray’s Standoff with Bush Administration Yields Millions for Puget Sound Ports
7/18/2003
Murray Announces Federal Funds for Sea-Tac Airport
7/17/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on the Sound Transit Board Vote on Alternative Funding
7/16/2003
Murray Secures Funding for Elliot Bay Seawall
7/15/2003
Murray Announces Nearly $900,000 for the Seattle King County Public Health Department for AIDS Treatment
7/11/2003
Bush Administration’s Federal Transit Administration Sends Full Funding Grant Agreement to Congress
7/9/2003
Murray Secures $30 Million More for Operation Safe Commerce in Senate Subcommittee Bill
7/1/2003
PHOTO: Supporting Innovative and Environment Friendly Commuting Options
6/27/2003
Murray: Help is on the way for Sea-Tac
6/26/2003
Murray Introduces Ferry Transportation Enhancement Act
6/25/2003
Murray Calls For Immediate Action to Reduce Wait Times at SeaTac
6/11/2003
Murray Wins Battle Over Port Security Funding
6/4/2003
PHOTO: Murray Works to Create Wild Sky Wilderness Area
5/28/2003
Murray Announces Sounder Commuter Rail Service Between Everett and Seattle
5/28/2003
Remarks at Groundbreaking of Everett's California Street Overpass
5/28/2003
PHOTO: Everett Gets Safer Roads with Less Traffic Congestion
5/28/2003
PHOTO: Murray Announces Sounder Commuter Rail Service Between Everett and Seattle
5/23/2003
Boeing Tanker Deal Reached: Murray's Statement
5/23/2003
PHOTO: Workers Cheer 767 Tanker Deal at Everett Plant
5/22/2003
Murray announces $9.5 million contract to rebuild Coast Guard Pier
5/16/2003
Statement by Sen. Patty Murray on Boeing’s 7E7 Site Selection Announcement
5/16/2003
Senator Murray to Secretary Ridge: Don’t Weaken Port Security in Seattle/Tacoma to Pay for the Administration’s Budget Mistakes
5/16/2003
Murray’s Efforts Pay Off: Miller Brewery Workers Eligible for Unemployment Assistance
5/14/2003
Senator Murray on Homeland Security, Port Security Grants for Seattle
5/8/2003
Transportation Secretary "Very Confident" About Sound Transit Revised FFGA
5/6/2003
Murray Praises Crew at U.S.S. Lincoln Homecoming Celebration
5/6/2003
PHOTO: Aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln, Murray Praises Returning Crew
4/29/2003
PHOTO: Students Present Murray with Civics Award
4/25/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray is briefed on the new air traffic control tower at Paine Field Airport in Everett.
4/8/2003
Murray Announces Homeland Security Funds for Seattle
3/31/2003
Murray Announces $145 Million Contract for Port
Orchard Company
2/25/2003
PHOTO: Murray Meets with Sheriff Dave Reichert of King County
2/19/2003
Murray, Larsen Restart the Clock for Wild Sky Wilderness
2/13/2003
Murray Secures Critical Funding for Puget Sound Priorities in Omnibus Conference Report
2/5/2003
PHOTO: Sen. Murray meets with the FAST Corridor Coalition to discuss the reauthorization of TEA-21 & FY 2004 transportation appropriations.
2/3/2003
Remarks by Sen. Patty Murray on Sound Transit Federal Funding
2/3/2003
Murray Unveils First-in-the-Nation Port Security Demonstration
1/27/2003
Murray Discusses Funding for Kent Transportation Project
1/27/2003
PHOTO: Senator Murray Meets With Community Healthcare Leaders
1/24/2003
Murray Protects Puget Sound Transportation Priorities in Senate Omnibus Spending Bill
1/16/2003
Sound Transit to Get $50 Million From Federal Government
1/15/2003
Murray Applauds Major Step for Light Rail, Puget Sound
11/20/2002
Murray Pushes Memorial Study for Bainbridge Island Through Senate
10/24/2002
PHOTO: Improving Transportation in Western Washington
10/3/2002
Wild Sky Wilderness One Step Closer to Law
9/18/2002
Murray Announces $4.3 Million for King County Park-and-Ride Lot
9/12/2002
“Wild Sky” Wilderness Bill Clears House Hurdle
8/20/2002
Murray Applauds Major Step for Link Light Rail
8/18/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic Congestion
8/16/2002
PHOTO: Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking
8/16/2002
PHOTO: Habitat for Humanity Groundbreaking in Bremerton
8/16/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic Congestion
8/9/2002
PHOTO: New Coast Guard Cutter Commissioning
8/8/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic and Promoting Safety and Trade
8/8/2002
PHOTO: Reducing Traffic and Promoting Safety and Trade
8/8/2002
PHOTO: On the Job With Sound Transit Workers
7/30/2002
Wilderness Bill: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing
7/30/2002
PHOTO: Urging Passage of the Wild Sky Wilderness
7/30/2002
PHOTO: Murray Urges Congressional Passage of Wild Sky Wilderness Legislation at Senate Hearing
7/25/2002
Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Community and Environmental Initiatives
7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Puget Sound Transportation Priorities
7/24/2002
Murray Supports Northwest Washington's Transportation Priorities in Senate Bill
7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for North Puget Sound's Transportation Priorities
7/24/2002
Senator Murray Secures Funding for Kitsap County Transportation Priorities
7/24/2002
Murray Introduces Bill to End Unfair Tax for Puget Sound Ports
7/16/2002
Senator Murray Announces $34 Million for Salmon and Conservation Funding
7/16/2002
Murray Announces $1 Million for Seattle Police Department
7/11/2002
PHOTO: Murray Unveil's Nation's First Cargo Security Initiative
7/11/2002
PHOTO: Murray Unveil's Nation's First Cargo Security Initiative
7/3/2002
Murray Helps Commission Marine "SWAT Team" for Puget Sound Security
6/10/2002
Sen. Murray Announces $14 Million for Improvements at SeaTac
5/29/2002
Senator Murray Unveils Wild Sky Wilderness Bill
5/29/2002
PHOTO: Protecting Washington's Wilderness
5/8/2002
Murray Applauds Major Step for Link Light Rail
5/1/2002
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with Virginia Cross, councilmember for the the Muckleshoot Tribe.
4/23/2002
PHOTO: Murray and Cantwell Meet with Washington state Olympians
4/3/2002
PHOTO: William Cannon Footpath Dedication
1/16/2002
Statement by Senator Murray on Weyerhaeuser, Evergreen Forest Trust Effort to Conserve Forest Land
1/14/2002
PHOTO: Women Business Leaders
1/14/2002
PHOTO: Inside the Transit Center
12/18/2001
PHOTO: Senator Murray meets with the Tulalips.
11/9/2001
Murray Announces Over $6.5 Million for the Puget Sound Region in VA-HUD Conference Report
10/23/2001
Federal Highway Transit Administration Agrees to Study I-90 Bridge Plan
9/25/2001
Sen. Murray Announces Over $4.6 Million for Noise Reduction in Communities Surrounding SeaTac
9/13/2001
Senator Murray Announces 66 Percent Increase in Northwest Straits Funding in Appropriations Bill
7/23/2001
Senator Patty Murray Announces Funding for Washington Firefighters
7/10/2001
Murray Announces $12.8 Million for Seattle Area Bridges
6/20/2001
Senator Murray Announces $950,000 for Seattle-Area Housing Project to Help Those with AIDS/HIV
5/30/2001
Remarks by U.S. Senator Patty Murray at a Health Care Forum in Thurston County
5/1/2001
Sen. Murray Announces $5 Million for Noise Reduction at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
4/26/2001
U.S. Department of Transportation Committed to Sound Transit
4/20/2001
Senator Murray Honors SeaTac's Air Traffic Controllers
3/9/2001
Sen. Murray Announces $3.5 Million Grant to Repair Boeing Field
10/12/2000
Murray Secures $500,000 for El Centro de la Raza Community Center
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Local News: Patty in the Puget Sound Region
Port
laments loss of extra security funds
“I absolutely cannot understand the mindset of this administration
when it comes to port security,” Murray said. “You can’t
do this for free.”
- The News Tribune- June 9, 2006
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Congress
drops financing for increased port security
Murray said that ports need the kind of hardened security now present
at the airports, and that the cost of doing so far exceeds the bill's
budget for it.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - June 8, 2006
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Pipeline
safety sees 'good step forward'
"So you have a lot more people on the ground who are inspecting
these pipelines so when they find something, they get it fixed. That
is a huge difference between now and seven years ago," Murray said.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer - June 5, 2006
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Time for action
The Senate, thanks largely to Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Patty Murray,
D-Wash., has taken a far more balanced and reasonable approach while
rightfully demanding progress from the Department of Homeland Security.
Despite concerns on certain clauses, the trade seems largely OK with
the legislation moving through Congress.
- Journal of Commerce
- May 29, 2006
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Editorial:
Port Security Bill Poised to Succeed
Murray’s port measure is not about demagoguery. It’s a
solid, well-crafted piece of legislation that she has patiently advanced
by working with members of the Senate’s Republican majority.
- The News Tribune - May 7, 2006
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Protecting
Ports
Improved cargo screening is a cornerstone of Sen. Collins' legislation.
The bill, co-sponsored by Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, has five
parts: standards for cargo security; higher standards that give shippers
preferred treatment under a voluntary program called GreenLane, which
tracks their cargo from factory until it reaches the United States;
protocols for restarting port operations after an attack; $400 million
for security grants for ports; and deadlines and accountability for
the Department of Homeland Security to ensure port security occurs.
- The Bangor Daily News - May 4, 2006
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Port
Security: Not a Stepchild
An important step is the GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act, co-sponsored
by Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. It would
provide incentives to shippers who voluntarily meet the highest levels
of security and container screening. Their cargo would get preferential
treatment and move faster through the system. And time is money.
- Seattle Post Intelligencer - April 30, 2006
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Slipping
through the net - and into our ports
According to the findings in Murray's bill, only 17.5 percent of cargo
assessed as high-risk is inspected overseas, and the inspections are
carried out by foreign officials using equipment that is "untested
and of unknown quality."
The Seattle Times - April 22, 2006
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Putting
into Port
In testimony recently before the Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Committee, Sen. Murray described the fear that many have if
a port - Seattle in her state; on a smaller scale, Portland here - were
to suffer from an attack.
- Bangor Daily News - April 17, 2006
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Murray
Hears Medicare War Stories
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray heard from the troops on the ground on Tuesday
about the new senior prescription drug plan, and told her that they’re
backing her proposal to improve the flawed program.
By all means, extend the deadline for enrollment or risk dire consequences
among the most vulnerable of our clients, a group of medical professionals
and senior advisers told the Washington state Democrat at a Silverdale
forum on Medicare Part D.
- Kitsap Sun - April 12, 2006
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Senator
Rallies Support for U.S. Grant Funding
"That's what we see. When we invest some dollars and make something
better, then people take care of it themselves and that creates development
around it, and that's what CDBG funds are all about," Murray said.
- Kitsap Sun - April 12, 2006
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